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VETOES

(2) (I) THE STATE ADMINISTRATIVE BOARD OF ELECTION LAWS SHALL
ACCEPT ANY CAMPAIGN FINANCE REPORT THAT IS SUBMITTED IN AN ELECTRONIC
STORAGE FORMAT WHICH MEETS THE CRITERIA DEVELOPED BY THE STATE BOARD
UNDER SUBSECTION (F) OF THIS SECTION.

(II) BEGINNING IN NOVEMBER 1997, THE STATE BOARD SHALL MAKE
THE CAMPAIGN FINANCE INFORMATION THAT IS SUBMITTED IN AN ELECTRONIC
STORAGE FORMAT AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC BY MAKING THE COMPUTER DISK
SUBMITTED BY THE CANDIDATE OR COMMITTEE AVAILABLE FOR DUPLICATION.

(D) (1) BEGINNING WITH THE CAMPAIGN FINANCE REPORT DUE IN NOVEMBER
1999, ALL CAMPAIGN FINANCE REPORTS REQUIRED UNDER § 26-11 OF THIS ARTICLE
WHICH MUST BE FILED WITH THE STATE BOARD SHALL BE SUBMITTED AND
MAINTAINED BY THE STATE BOARD IN AN ELECTRONIC STORAGE FORMAT.

(2) BEGINNING IN NOVEMBER 1999, UPON REQUEST THE STATE
ADMINISTRATIVE BOARD OF ELECTION LAWS SHALL SUPPLY TO A PERSON WHO IS
REQUIRED TO FILE REPORTS IN AN ELECTRONIC STORAGE FORMAT THE COMPUTER
SOFTWARE AND THE DISKS OR OTHER MEDIA ON WHICH THE CAMPAIGN FINANCE
INFORMATION IS TO BE ENTERED.

(3) BEGINNING IN NOVEMBER 1999. THE STATE ADMINISTRATIVE BOARD OF
ELECTION LAWS SHALL MAKE THE CAMPAIGN FINANCE INFORMATION THAT IS FILED
WITH AND MAINTAINED BY THE STATE BOARD IN AN ELECTRONIC STORAGE FORMAT
WIDELY AND EASILY ACCESSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC, UTILIZING ANY EXISTING PUBLIC OR
PRIVATE SYSTEMS FOR DATA DISSEMINATION, AND ON TERMS THAT THE STATE BOARD
CONSIDERS CONSISTENT WITH THE PURPOSES AND REQUIREMENTS OF THIS ARTICLE.

(E) THE STATE BOARD MAY REFUSE TO ACCEPT OR PROCESS ANY CAMPAIGN
FINANCE REPORT THAT IS INCOMPLETE OR NOT SUBMITTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SECTION.

(F) THE STATE ADMINISTRATIVE BOARD OF ELECTION LAWS SHALL:

(1) DEVELOP SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE SUBMISSION OF CAMPAIGN
FINANCE REPORTS IN AN ELECTRONIC STORAGE FORMAT; AND

(2) ADOPT REGULATIONS NECESSARY TO IMPLEMENT THE REQUIREMENTS
OF THIS SECTION.

26-13.

(c) Each board shall promptly notify the State Administrative Board of Election Laws
of any report or statement required by § 26-11 to be filed which is more than 30 days overdue.
Whenever it learns that a required report or statement is more than 30 days overdue, the State
Administrative Board of Election Laws shall issue a notice to the candidate and treasurer, if
the report is the statement of a candidate, or to the chairman and treasurer if the report is that
of a committee, to show cause why the appropriate State's Attorney should not be requested to
prosecute them as provided in § 26-20 for violation of the provisions of this subtitle, unless the
failure to file is remedied and late filing fees paid within 30 days of service of the notice. Any
candidate, chairman, or treasurer who fails to file the report or statement and pay the late
filing fee due within 30 days after service of the show cause notice is guilty of a misdemeanor

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